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Gilas out to defend home court
Final Phase of the tournament, the host nation has only one shot at shattering the spectator mark of 32,616 set during the 1994 FIBA World Cup championship between the United States Dream Team II and Russia at the Skydome in Toronto, Canada.
Gilas Pilipinas aims to break that 29-year record on opening Day against the Dominican Republic at the Philippine Arena Bocaue. The standing gate record for a sporting event at the massive Bocaue arena is 54,589 established in Game 7 of the Philippine Basketball Association Commissioner’s Cup Finals between Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and the Bay Area Dragons last January.
T ickets for opening day at the Philippine Arena and Smart Araneta Coliseum games are available via ticketnet.com.ph, while tickets for the SM Mall of Asia Arena are available via smtickets.com
Brown signs biggest contract–$304M –in NBA history
BOSTON—
The Boston Celtics have answered their most pressing question of the offseason—Jaylen Brown will be part of the franchise for the foreseeable future.
The Celtics’ wing has agreed to terms on a five-year supermax contract
BRONNY JAMES, the oldest son of National Basketball Association (NBA) superstar LeBron James, was hospitalized in stable condition on Tuesday, a day after going into cardiac arrest while participating in a practice at the University of Southern California (USC), a family spokesman said.
Th e spokesman said medical staff treated the 18-year-old James on site at USC’s Galen Center after he went into cardiac arrest on Monday morning. He was transported to extension that will pay him up to $304 million, his agent said Tuesday.
It’s the richest contract in National Basketball Association (NBA) history, surpassing the $264 million deal signed by Nuggets center Nikola Jokic last summer.
The deal was first reported by ESPN and confirmed to The Associated Press by Brown’s agent, Jason Glushon.
It keeps Brown with the team that drafted him third overall in
2016 and watched him develop into a two-time All-Star.
He averaged career highs of 26.6 points, 6.9 rebounds and 3.5 assists last season.
But those numbers went down in the playoffs, when the Celtics lost to the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference finals.
I n Game 7, Brown had 19 points on 8-of-23 shooting, making just one of nine 3-point attempts. AP
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PBBM: MOMENTOUS TRIUMPH!
PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. congratulated the national women’s football team also called “Filipinas” in its historic 1-0 win over co-host New Zealand at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Wellington on Tuesday.
I n a post in his Twitter account last Wednesday, Marcos recognized the recent feat of the Filipinas in securing the first-ever World Cup win for the Philippines.
Congratulations to our Philippine Women’s National Football Team on their historic triumph against New Zealand at the FIFA Women’s World Cup today!” the President said.
A momentous first-ever World Cup win for the Philippines! Mabuhay ang Filipinas,” he added.
The Filipinas, previously known as the M alditas, are first-timers at the World Cup. The President earlier tweeted a message, where he lauded the Filipinas prior to its match with Switzerland, for breaking barriers and serving as inspiration for Filipinos.
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POC president Tolentino hails remarkable Filipinas, Blu Girls
PHILIPPINE Olympic Committee (POC) President
Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino heaped praises for the national team’s stunning victory over New Zealand at the FIFA Women’s World Cup on Tuesday saying God’s hand continues to touch Filipino athletes as they battle odds on the global arena.
O n the same day halfway across the globe, the national women’s softball team Blu Girls advanced to the playoffs of the Women’s Softball World Cup following back-to-back victories also over New Zealand, 5-3, and tournament host Italy, 6-5.
Fate, he said, has again presented a valuable gift to Philippine sports on almost the same day and exactly the same month two years ago when weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz Naranjo won the country’s first Olympic gold medal in Tokyo.
It’s God’s gift,” said Tolentino of that historic 1-0 victory by the Filipinas against World Cup co-host New Zealand at the jampacked Sky Stadium in Wellington. “The Filipinas are the underdogs.”
Chance favors the prepared mind and in the Filipinas’ case, the prepared team,” added Tolentino as he cited the Philippine Football Federation’s relentless campaign to form the best team ever for the most prestigious tournament available. July, Tolentino said, has become a winning month for Philippine sports.
Two years ago, on July 26, 2021, at the massive Tokyo International Forum, Hidilyn Diaz won the Philippines’ first gold Olympic medal,” said Tolentino, who got teary eyed when Diaz was being awarded her gold medal.
And on Tuesday, July 25, it was the Filipinas’ turn to make sports history—they didn’t only qualify for the World Cup for the first time, they made an impact,” he said, adding the Blu Girls deserve the same level of admiration by also conquering odds against the world’s top softball nations.
C ome to think of it, the 23rd Olympiad opens exactly a year from now on July 26, 2024—the 100th year of Philippines participation in the Olympic movement, having debuted in 1924 also in the French capital.
“God willing, and with our athletes training harder and with more dedication and focus, we can do better in Paris,” Tolentino said.
